Abstract or Brief Description

The course examines the global political economy as it developed since the end of Second World War. It deals with the general themes of power and production, order and disorder, finance, the international monetary system, international trade and the transnational corporation. It also explores various facets of capitalist expansion and crisis, including North-South relationships, development and underdevelopment, the impact of financial flows, the new wars and the future of the global political economy.

Language

English

Publication Type

Course

Keywords

accumulation capital capitalism communism corporations development economy finance global growth inflation international military money political power production socialism state stagflation stagnation TNC transnational war